Job Placement

The English department at UB has a strong placement record. Over
the past five years (between 2007-8 and 2011-12), sixty-seven
students graduated with PhDs. Thirty-five of these students have
tenure track positions, or the equivalent at European or Asian
universities. Seventeen students hold non-tenure track positions,
including renewable academic positions such as Assistant Deanship
at SUNY-College of Buffalo and Director of the Women’s
Center at Dickenson College. And fifteen students work outside of
academics in fields including government, education, and arts
administration. Most students find employment soon after
graduating, and many students intent on pursuing an academic career
obtain tenure track jobs after a year or two of
adjuncting. Some of our students do not choose to enter tenure
track careers, instead preferring professional or academic work
that gives them substantial time for their creative writing.

Under the supervision of the Director of Graduate Placement and
with the active participation of many faculty members, the English
Department assists and advises graduate students during their job
searches through regular placement meetings and workshops, a
handbook containing guidelines for the job search, individual help
with the preparation of job materials, and mock job interviews.
This help is available to graduate students who are seeking
employment within or outside academia.

Recent Placements

Between 2007 and 2013, UB students have received offers from a
range of excellent schools, including: